Rahane takes the blame on himself:

Being one of the most experienced campaigners in the Royals’ side, Rahane rued the lost opportunity to take his side to a comfortable position.

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Dejected Rahan backs his boys”

The skipper also added that he felt the intensity was a tad low tonight but he backs his boys to come good in the coming games.

“I thought we were 15-20 short. Game 1 there was a pretty good bounce. This wicket was on the slower side, it was keeping a bit low. But no complaints. I was batting well, and it was my responsibility to carry on from there. As I said, 15-20 runs short. I felt our intensity was a little bit down today. I just wanted to back my players [when asked about retaining the same XI].” Rahane said.

KKR side was chasing down a modest total. Photo Credit: IPL.

The visitors never looked in trouble as they walked past the target of 161 in style against Ajinkya Rahane-led Royals.

Robin Uthappa played a match-winning knock of 48 off 36 balls. he was very close to scoring a fifty, but Ben Stokes took a spectacular catch at the ropes – to end his innings.